Archive for the ‘Sarasota Classic Car Museum’ tag

Word has it the New College of Florida wants to buy the Sarasota Classic Car Museum for $4.4 million from the Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority and turn it into a conference center and gym. The article makes no mention as to the fate of the museum, should the deal go through. The Sarasota Classic Car Museum has been around since February of 1953 and, according to its website, “enjoys the recognition of being one of the oldest car museums in the world.” (via) (image via the museum’s website)

Modern Mechanix has a scan from the December 1955 issue of Popular Mechanics briefly describing the propane-powered scooter (Cushman?) that Ralph Carlton of Wauchula, Florida, converted. While I’m a fan of propane-converted vehicles, I’m thinking the barbeque bottle hanging off the front isn’t the safest way to go about it.

Finally, a significant and rare car, the only known two-owner full-size Bugatti in the United States, burned to the ground back in early September. Sports Car Market has a brief story and the above picture. (via)